29th year - N° 39 Saturday, 8 February 2014
8 February / Today's 9 Events:
 | (+) 142 years ago
Thursday 8th of February 1872
Philosopher Theodor Lessing is born in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany. |
 | (+) 120 years ago
Thursday 8th of February 1894
Film director King Wallis Vidor is born in Galveston, Texas, United States. |
 | (+) 93 years ago
Tuesday 8th of February 1921
Actress Lana Turner, originally Julia Jean Turner is born in Wallace, Idaho, United States. She was the only daughter of teenaged parents 18-year-old John Virgil Turner and 16-year-old Mildred Frances Cowan. |
 | (-) 90 years ago
Friday 8th of February 1924
Murderer Jon Gee is executed by the gas chamber at the age of 29 in Nevada State Prison, 3301 E. 5th Street, Carson City, Nevada, United States. Gee was the first man ever to be executed by cyanide gas. Officials first attempted to pump poison gas directly into Gee's cell while he was sleeping without success because the gas leaked from the cell. Later a makeshift gas chamber was set up at the butcher shop of the prison. At least one cat was used to test the lethal effectiveness of the chamber. |
 | (-) 90 years ago
Friday 8th of February 1924
Hermann Speichert is killed and his meat sold by serial killer Fritz Haarmann aka Der Hannover Werwolf in Das Mordhaus, Rote Reihe 2, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany. |
 | (-) 85 years ago
Friday 8th of February 1929
Rosa Ohliger is stabbed to death by serial killer Peter Kürten aka The Vampire of Düsseldorf in Vinzenzkirche, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Ohliger's body was doused with petrol and set on fire. |
 | (-) 59 years ago
Tuesday 8th of February 1955
Irmgard Strehl is sexually assaulted and stabbed to death by serial killer Joachim Kroll aka Jockel aka Der Ruhrkannibale in Bundesbahn 63, Herrenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. |
 | (x) 31 years ago
Tuesday 8th of February 1983
38-year-old Serial killer Dennis Andrew Nilsen aka Killing For Company is arrested after neighbours complained about a blocked drain in 23 Cranley Gardens, Muswell Hill, London, Greater London, United Kingdom. Upon arrival home from work Nilsen queried why the police would be interested in his drains, so the officer told him they were filled with human remains. "Good grief, how awful!" exclaimed Nilsen. |
 | 10 years ago The Eyes had it
Sunday 8th of February 2004
A journey into the Kampong suburbs in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia. |
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